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Good gut bacteria may help reduce the risk of heart disease: Study

Previous research has already shown the bacteria is "good" because it calms inflammation in the gut.

Jul 12, 2020, 16:08 PM IST

Eating breakfast can lower risk of type 2 diabetes

The researchers looked at data from more than 96,000 people, spanning 6 separate studies and found that skipping breakfast once a week is associate with a 6 per cent higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Jan 10, 2019, 12:52 PM IST

Light pollution at night disrupts ecosystem: Study

Artificial light is a pollutant, changing the natural course of life for people, animals and plants.

Dec 21, 2018, 12:54 PM IST

Ohio State University attacker left anti-US Facebook rant minutes before car-knife attack

Abdul Razak Ali Artan, the Somali-born attacker, who was fatally shot dead by policemen for launching a gruesome attack on Ohio State University students, had left an anti-US Facebook post that was quickly taken down by the authorities.

Nov 29, 2016, 14:17 PM IST

Ohio State University student injures 11 in car, knife attack

A U.S. government official confirmed the assailant was from Somalia, 18 years old and a lawful permanent resident of the United States.

Nov 29, 2016, 05:05 AM IST

Ohio State attacker was a university student: Officials

"We do not have information at the moment on motive," added Monica Moll, public safety director at the university, saying only that the investigation was ongoing. 

Nov 29, 2016, 03:22 AM IST

Ohio suspect attacked pedestrians with butcher knife: Official

Asked if authorities were considering the incident to be a terror attack, Columbus police chief Kim Jacobs said that investigators were considering it to be a "possibility."

Nov 29, 2016, 00:34 AM IST

Ohio State attacker was of Somali descent: US media

CBS News quoted a federal law enforcement official as saying the suspect "has been tentatively identified as a young man of Somali descent," aged around 20.

Nov 29, 2016, 00:32 AM IST

Eight hurt in Ohio State campus attack, alert over

A witness suggested that a suspect was driving a red SUV.

Nov 28, 2016, 23:47 PM IST

At least seven shot on campus at Ohio State University: CNN

WBNS showed images of more than a dozen police cars parked at an intersection at the school and a line of about 10 ambulances parked nearby.

Nov 28, 2016, 21:37 PM IST

Low job satisfaction can hamper your mental health

The research revealed that those with low job satisfaction and downward trending careers had more problems like back pain and frequent colds compared to the ones with high satisfaction group.

Aug 22, 2016, 15:58 PM IST

Just the thought of marriage can make you kick your wild ways

While other studies have shown that people commit fewer crimes when they get married, this is the first to show that people straighten up their act even before they tie the knot.

Jul 30, 2016, 09:40 AM IST

Soon, testing for malaria, cancer at home via cheap paper strips!

The Ohio State University chemists are developing paper strips that detect diseases including cancer and malaria.

Jun 30, 2016, 10:37 AM IST

Brain's part that recognises facial expressions discovered

One pattern is tuned to detect a furrowed brow, another is tuned to detect the upturn of lips into a smile, and so on.

Apr 20, 2016, 16:00 PM IST

Soon, you could be wearing computers in your clothes!

Clothes with computer components that can gather, store or transfer data has come closer to reality after a team of researchers could embroider electronic circuits into fabric with 0.1 mm precision

Apr 14, 2016, 15:19 PM IST

Soon, clothes that receive, transmit digital information

Like other modern sewing machines, it embroiders thread into fabric automatically based on a pattern loaded via a computer file.

Apr 14, 2016, 13:08 PM IST

'Smart' device helps paralysed man swipe credit card

 In a world's first, a novel device has given a paralysed man functional control of his hand where he can grasp and swipe a credit card or play a guitar video game with his own fingers and hand.

Apr 14, 2016, 12:35 PM IST

'Not face' is a universal part of language: Study

Like other forms of sign language, ASL combines hand gestures, head and body movements and facial expressions to communicate individual words or phrases.

Mar 28, 2016, 18:14 PM IST

Grapeseed oil can lower heart disease, diabetes risk

Grapeseed oil for now remains an excellent source of linoleic acid, which constitutes about 80 percent of its fatty acids.

Mar 08, 2016, 10:23 AM IST

New molecule to track cancer drug in the body

Scientists have developed luminescent molecule that can light up the path taken by chemotherapy drugs in real time, which could help understand why cancer patients respond differently to the same treatment.

Jan 16, 2016, 12:33 PM IST